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Your morning fashion and beauty report: Are we ready for 'Jersey Couture?' Was Venus Williams' outfit too skimpy? Can Lindsay Lohan turn her ankle monitor into a fashion statement?

2010-05-26 16:32:20

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Funds for Mag Mile median gardens not blooming

2013-05-17 16:32:05

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Former Blackhawks coach lists Park Ridge home for $1.1 million

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Former Blackhawks coach Trent Yawney has listed his five-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot home in Park Ridge for $1.1 million. Yawney, a former Blackhawks defenseman, coached the team from 2005-2006. He is the coach of the Norfolk Admirals team, which is...

Oprah sells West Side store space at huge loss

2013-05-13 16:25:00

Oprah Winfrey's Chicago real estate foibles continue. Almost two years ago, the talk-show queen signed off on her massively popular, Chicago-based national chatfest.� Soon afterward, she closed her flagship Oprah Store, which was located at 1017 W....

Oak Park student-actor wins musical theater award

2013-05-08 09:49:00

When Oak Park and River Forest High School senior John Clay III goes to New York in late June as the male winner of the Illinois High School Musical Theater Award, he will have at least one friendly face to cheer him on. His girlfriend, Taylor Marie...

'Australian Bee Gees Show' is coming to Chicago

2013-04-30 08:36:00

An Australian tribute show to the Bee Gees has been booked for July at the Broadway Playhouse, the mid-sized Broadway in Chicago venue located just off Michigan Avenue�behind Water Tower Place. "The Australian Bee Gees Show" is billed as a celebration...

Passover dining options

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Passover begins at sundown Monday, and, as always, Chicago restaurants stand ready to assist. Here are some of the most interesting options; remember to order/reserve early. Bistronomic (840 W. Wabash Ave., 312-944-8400). Seasonal Passover three-course...

Julia Child play returns to Chicago stage

2013-02-19 12:00:00

Julia Child made millions hungry with her cookbooks and television shows while she was alive. Even now, eight years after her death at age 91, there's still a keen appetite for all things Julia. Witness the revival, just announced for September 2013, of a...

Jay-Z's $20K purchase raises local artist's profile

2012-12-16 09:34:00

Hebru Brantley's trip to Miami Beach for the high-profile Art Basel art show was winding down when the Chicago-based street artist and De La Salle Institute alum was told there was one more potential customer who wanted to meet him right before his flight...

Interview: 'Homeland' star Mandy Patinkin's passion? Singing

2012-11-25 11:29:00

Yes, Mandy Patinkin saw "Saturday Night Live" spoof "Homeland" in a sketch this month. And no, the South Side native and Kenwood Academy High School alum wasn't insulted by Bill Hader's impression of him or the exaggerated impersonations of his "Homeland"...

'Kennedy' musical workshops in Chicago

2012-12-05 12:43:00

Leslie Bricusse, the Academy Award-winning songwriter behind such monster hits as "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Candy Man" (penned with the late Anthony Newley) and "Talk to the Animals," slipped quietly into Chicago this week. So did the producer-writer-...

Disco balls, meet the crystal chandeliers

2012-09-14 14:25:00

The disco balls of "Xanadu," surely the only musical in history to embrace the line "woman don't harsh my mellow," have invaded the Drury Lane, a theater once known for its crystal chandeliers. It's a rather terrifying reminder that what constitutes...

Water Tower Place by Rocco Buttliere.

2013-04-09 08:06:00

A small customer looks at the dreamy wares at the American Girl store in Water Tower Place in Chicago. The balloon pictured is really for sale, for $150.

2013-01-20 00:00:00

Plenty of people still love Lucy. The stage musical "I Love Lucy Live on Stage," based on the iconic, long-running television sitcom of the 1950s, has had a long run itself here in Chicago. The show, directed by Rick Sparks, opened in Sept. 2012 and is currently playing an extension through March 3.

2013-01-10 00:00:00